Mark 4:10

And when he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.

Then the disciples came, and said to him, "Why do you speak to them in parables?"

Without a parable he did not speak to them; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.

One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.

Then Jesus sent the crowds away, and went into the house. His disciples came to him, saying, "Explain to us the parable of the tares in the field."

Then his disciples asked him, "What does this parable mean?"

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